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~~ 16 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, January 5, 1993 »" Peter has new tricks up his sleeve "Scugog"s Community Newspaper of Choice \ Illusionist to take show on the road By Julia Dempsey he was admitted as a junior about his upcoming road tour friend of one ofthe main chjrac- in Canada," Peter states. "May- Port Perry Star member into the group which which will include about eight ters. | 3 be because it's cheaper. I'm just Nlusion is a world of "now you includes David Copperfield stops. Although the show was taped glad they did shootit here. seeit, now you don't." amongits members. Each show will be approxi- inToronto,itissetin the United Barring the show isn't can- But local illusionist Peter Loughran hopes his aspiring ca- reer 18 more now you see him, shame ifyoudon't." The 18-year-old Greenbank resident got his first taste of mage at the young age of 10. - Uninterested in G. I. Joe fig- ures and other popular toys of ~ Peter has met the world- renowned illusionist on a couple of occasions; once when Mr. Copperfield was performing at the O'Keefe Centre, and again when he was a special guest at anillusionist seminar. "I like his style," Peter says, adding he does some of the same mately two hours in length and will open with the music of The Modern Day Braves, a rock 'n' roll band comprised mainly of Scugog Township residents. One of the stops includes an engagement at the Uxbridge Music Hall on Sunday, Jan. 17 starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are $8 the day, Peter took a trip to a illusionsas Mr. Copperfield per- and canbe purchased at David's magic shop and purchased afew forms. oo Hairstyling and Nirvana, both tricks. 4 But Peter is quick to mention located on Queen Street in Port "It started to possess me," he that he doesn't always like it Perry. recalls, adding after that initial when people refer to him as be- "It's a wicked show. I can't be- shopping trip, he began to ingjustlikeMr. Copperfield. lieve we've put it together," Pe- spend all of his money on the "I do some of the same illu- tersays. trade. sions because they are good illu- His portion of the program Two years later he was per- forming -- for money -- at birth- sions," Peter told the Star. "But I want to make my own name. I will be "strictly illusions", in- cluding some of his old favorites day parties, often for kids who don'twanttobeknownasDavid mixed with many new illusions. were older than him. All of the Copperfield'sshadow." "The illusions are going to to- money he made, Peter invested e's working hard to achieve tally shock and surprise every- right back into his magic. that goal by performing at pub- one," hesays. "I haven't had a 'real' job (since I started magic)," he says, adding the money he has made performing has been enough to help him purchase new illu- sions which can range in price from $1,000 to $12,000. "You have to spend money to make money," Peter says. "I'm always looking for new illusions to keep the show fresh." " business sense has paid off. At age 15, he convinced two members of the International Brotherhood of Magicians to sponsor him as a member of the organization. After an audition SCUGOG'S NOTHING DOWN .... lic and private schools, parties, and larger venues including the Canadian National Exhibition. Butit's ajob he can't do alone, so he's aided by three female as- sistants and five stage-hands, all of whom are his friends. "I'm so happy with the people I have helping me," Peter says, adding that since they're all lose friends, he knows he can trust them with his trade se- crets. ] "They know how all the big il- lusions work," he says. Peter keeps the mystery of the small- erillusions to himself. Peter is especially excited January holds a lot of promise for the young man. Not only will he complete his high school edu- cation and begin his road show, Peter will also be looking for- ward to the premiere of Class of '96, a new television program to begin airing in January on Fox (Channel 29). Peter has a small role in the show which deals with life as a young adult at the fictional Ha- venhurst College. Thirteen episodes of the show have been taped and Peter ap- pearsin five of them. He calls his character a "tag- along kind of guy" who is a 5 1988 JEEP WAGONEER 4X4 States and features many top- name American actors includ- ing Peter Horton, formerly of Thirty Something. "I don't know why they shot it celled, Peter could be back on the set soon. In the meantime, he'll be ap- pearing (and disappearing) in towns and cities across Ontario. Sa Local Hiiuslonist Peter Loughran has some new tricks up his 1902 5TH AVENUE | 1988 DODGE ARIES LE Wo 4 dr, ato, ps. sleeve and Is ready to show them off in an eight-stop road | 8, p. 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